Etymologies

Examples

The reality is that adolescent and preadolescent humans generally do have sensitivities and anxieties about discussing sex in what used to be called “mixed company”, and provoking these anxieties inevitably makes a difficult discussion even more hazardous.

My older brother and I were watching TV special and there featured a young, articulate, well-dressed black man who seemed, even to my preadolescent mind, poised, confident, and brimming with potential.